Shannon Behnken
Investigative Journalist at WFLA-TV (Tampa, FL)
Better Call Behnken, #BCB, for your consumer issues in Tampa Bay. Investigative Journalist for WFLA, News Channel 8. @wfla Graduate of @WKU
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3 days ago |
wfla.com | Shannon Behnken
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Steve Gaskins paid his solar company, Sunrun, $8,900 to remove his solar panels and reinstall them after his new roof was complete. Nine months later, the panels were still sitting beside his home, and he said he was getting the runaround. He said he was told by the solar company that they are waiting on Pinellas County to approve the permit.
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1 week ago |
wfla.com | Shannon Behnken
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Better Call Behnken is getting results for a Pasco County man after a tow truck driver ended up stuck in his backyard, damaging his septic system. Nearly three months later, the man was on his own to pay for the damages. After 8 On Your Side Consumer Investigator Shannon Behnken reached the right person at the two truck company, that changed.
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1 week ago |
wfla.com | Shannon Behnken
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A second customer of a Hillsborough County roofing company has called Better Call Behnken for help, saying they forked over a hefty deposit — their insurance settlement — and haven’t received a roof months later. Tim Smith, of Polk County, said that in January, he paid $10,000 to Platinum Roofing, shown in public records as Platinum Roofing & Restoration.
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1 week ago |
wfla.com | Shannon Behnken
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Kristina Proctor and her husband called Better Call Behnken for help after they said they dealt with a continuing sewage backup issue in their new rental home. Proctor said she thought the home was perfect, and it was – until she did laundry. She said the showers, and toilets started to leak and eventually they backed up with sewage.
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2 weeks ago |
snntv.com | Shannon Behnken
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Manatee County homeowner is demanding a refund after forking over her $8,000 hurricane settlement as a deposit to a roofer. She said the roofing company failed to deliver, leaving her home vulnerable, just as hurricane season begins. Ardree Chatifield signed a contract with Brandon-based Platinum Roofing on March 16 and handed over her deposit. She said she was told the roof would be completed before the start of hurricane season.
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